Archive for December, 2008
Adopt a Calm and Relaxed Approach When Training Your Aging Dog
If you have a pet dog at home, then you would be aware that dogs often communicate that they are in pain. However, you would also be aware that dogs to not always communicate their pain. This leaves room for a bit of sleuthing on your part. If you discover that your dog feels pain [...]
Some Commonly Found Health Problems in Older Dogs
Just as in humans, health issue come up in dogs as they age. Let’s take a look at some top issues dogs face as they grow older.
First, bad breath occurs in a dog due to a constipated digestive system. Such a digestive system locks the putrefying toxic wastes in the body of the dog and [...]
Steps to Toilet Train Your Dog
The last thing any dog owner wants is a lot of nasty messes to clean up all over the place. If you take the time to toilet train your dog, you’ll not only avoid stepping in an unpleasant surprise as you head to the bathroom at night, you will confine all mess to a specific [...]
Health Concerns That Commonly Afflict Older Dogs
A very common problem faced by aged dogs is that of abrasions. Scratching and biting the surfaces of the skin causes itches which lead to abrasions. The best treatment for abrasions is herbal treatment. Mix blackberry leaves, rosemary leaves, elder flowers and leaves, witch hazel and apply the mix to the abrasions. Avoid sticky and [...]
Regularly Test Your Dog For Loss of Hearing
The sudden decrease in attentiveness and an apparent loss of obedience training in your aged dog may not be a sign of insolence as it may appear. Rather, this may be proof of a gradual loss of hearing in your aged dog. Hence, if your aged dog is slow to respond or ignores you totally, [...]
Dog Food Decisions
People are very aware of the nutrition that is contained in their own diet but sometimes we are not quite as aware of the quality of the food that we are feeding our pets. Dog foods are often commercial, high priced fillers that provide our best buddies with a full tummy and not much else. [...]
5 Top Dog Breeds For Young Children
If you don’t already own a dog, it is important to choose the right breed for your family. Deciding on getting a pet, much less what type of pet, is a very tough decision. Once you and your family decide on getting a dog, it is important that you find the right dog that fits [...]
Puppy Training: Tips And Tricks
Puppies and dogs are such caring and loving beings; their biggest goal is to make you, their master, happy. By nature puppies want to do what you want them to do. The biggest problem with this is the communication barrier. Dogs can not speak nor can they understand our spoken language. However, through body language, [...]
3 Things You Should Never Feed Your Dog
As much as you love your dog and want to share your food with him, you need to be careful as to what you are giving him. Many human foods are dangerous or even toxic to dogs, which is why you should know what you can and cannot share with him. There is a long [...]
How to Get Your Cat to Stop Clawing the Furniture in 3 Easy Steps
Cats claw things because it is instinct. Unfortunately for you, your cat may claw YOUR things. Don’t expect your cat to be trained to never claw anything because the cat needs to shed its nails, which is why it has the urge to claw. This does not mean you have to de-claw your cat. I [...]
